Two blog posts rolled into one today! Firstly, I was delighted to be invited to write an article for the Daily Telegraph, commenting on concert violinist Nicola Benedetti’s recent article about whether children should be made to play an instrument or not. Benedetti is a wonderful advocate for music education, and works tirelessly for the social…
Tag: Lang Lang
Review in Faber Music’s Pianofforte Magazine
I’m delighted to be included in Faber Music’s Pianofforte Magazine. This magazine is designed for piano teachers, students and all those who are interested in music education. It is a yearly publication and offers plenty of information about various books, scores and everything related to piano study. In the magazine, I review Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang’s new series of piano books,…
Faber Music launches the Lang Lang Piano Academy
Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang has already become a legend in the world of Classical music. He has many fans in the West, but he’s also developed a colossal following in the Far East, which has directly increased the Chinese appetite for Western Classical music and more specifically, the demand for piano lessons. More than…
The Importance of Master Classes
It was a delight to be invited to give a master class for EPTA (the European Piano Teacher’s Association) in Brighton last Sunday. The special event entitled ‘Young Pianists’ Performance Day’ was the first of its kind, and was superbly organised by pianist and teacher, Helen Anahita Wilson, who holds the Regional Chair for EPTA….
Vanessa Latarche in conversation with Melanie Spanswick
My Classical Conversations Series is celebrating its first birthday today. I started this series with Ukrainian concert pianist Valentina Lisitsa, whom I met in Cardiff on a very cold and wet day, before she performed Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto for Radio 3’s Children in Need concert; you can enjoy our interview here. My twenty-fifth interview…
Melanie Spanswick 